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101st Airborne 38
101st Airborne Division 55, 91, 182
2-minute drill 78
4-H queen 101, 102
40-yard dash 44
401(k) plan 177
60 Minutes 71, 75, 137, 153, 154
82nd Airborne 132
82nd Airborne Division 38, 42, 44, 99, 182
9-5 50
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AARP 4, 126
abortion 160
abs 94
academically ineligible 33, 67
academics 166
accomplishment of the mission 43
accountant 53
accountants 136
accounting 61, 130, 148
acoustic earmuffs 80
act 28, 178
action 125
Actor 180
actor 69
Actors 102
actors 51, 61, 79
actuarial table 123, 128
ADD 162
adjectives 168
adjustable rate 135
administrative hearing 82
administrator 91
Admission Test for Graduate Study of Busines 83
Admission Test for Graduate Study of Business 80
adoption 160
adult-education teacher 69
adultery 105
advanced math 169
adverbs 168
advertisers 158
advertising 61
aerospace engineer 56
Aesthetic 88
affair 155
after-hours 50
Agency for International Development 52
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Everybody 147
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 87, 136, 146, 147
Agility 152
Agricultural specialist 52
AIDS 12
Airborne 37, 42, 44, 93
Airborne Ranger 38
Airborne School 43
aircraft-accident investigator 51
airline pilot 177
Airline stewardesses 101
airline stewardesses 89
Alamo, CA 114
Alaska oil pipeline 136
Alcohol 11, 49
alcohol 9, 11, 13, 34, 41, 99, 121, 161
alcoholic 5, 6, 10, 11
Alcoholics Anonymous 10
Alford, C.Fred 181
Algebra 168
algebra 163, 169
all hours 50
All in the Family 161
all she can say is no-ism 106
All they can say is no-ism 22, 23, 35, 79, 104, 107, 167
all-stars 90
Allen, Robert 138, 155
Allport, Vernon, & Lindzey’s Study of Values 88
Alter, Jon 71
alternative dispute resolution 179
alumni-association card 100
amateur status 76
Amazon 60, 125, 144
Amazon.com 142
ambition 165
ambulance-chasing lawyers 180
ambush 43
America Online’s Academic Assistance Center 60
American Baseball Coaches Association 139
American Football Coaches Association 77, 139, 173
American Football Quarterly 79
American Football Quarterly Universities 79
America’s Strike Force in Readiness 42
Amherst 73
ammo dump 182
amortize 131
Andy Griffith Show 104
Anglo-Saxon words 168
annuities 119, 126, 128, 177
Annuity 141
annuity 177
anonymous 67, 70
anti-Americanism 52
anti-kidnapping training 16
antibureaucratic personality 58
antitrust attorney 51
Antoine’s 151
AP statistics 164
AP test 164
apartment building 54, 58, 92, 129, 133
apartment buildings 112
apartment complex 129
apartment complexes 113, 118, 143, 174
apartments 58, 59
Apollo Program 91, 92
Apple 63
Apple Computer 60, 91, 143
appraisal 61
appraiser 60, 63
appreciation 127
Aptitude for the service 30
aptitude for the service 30
arbitrage 124
arbitration 179
Armed-Forces Day 98
Army 17, 21, 29, 35, 40, 44, 45, 47, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 64, 86, 87, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 118, 126, 132, 135, 154, 166, 176, 177, 182, 184
Army Ranger 37
Army-Navy Game 98
Army-Syracuse football game 98
Art of Plain Talk 169
Art of Readable Writing 169
Arthur Andersen 144
articles 76, 77, 87
artificial insemination 160
artist 25
asbestos 123
assembly 180
assembly lines 146
Asset protection 119
Associates 88
associates 148
Associations 56
Assumption 123
astronaut 37
ATGSB 80, 83
athlete 51, 52, 53, 61, 69, 80
athletic contests 83
athletic scholarships 35
Attention Deficit Disorder 162
attention seeking 97
attitude case 34
attitude problem 34
attorney 83
attractiveness 70
Au Pair 163
audit 51, 155
auditor 52
Augusta 99
Australia 90
author 61, 66, 69, 70, 76, 78, 91, 130, 131, 146, 147, 148, 155, 167
auto repair 148
Automation 63
avoiding conflict 180
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Baby Boomer 4, 38, 163
Baby Boomers 127, 163
baby’s heart 160
babysitter 97
bachelors 160
Back door 72
back door 72, 73, 74
Back to the Future 65
Back-up plan 59
backup plan 59
Baker Field 137
Baker Foundation for Graduate Study of Business Ad 137
Baker, GeorgeF. 137
balance sheet 128, 134
bald 103
Ballad of the Green Berets 43
ballet 16
Baltimore Ravens 78
Band 164
bank examiner 51, 86
bank examining 87
banker 58
banking 49, 56, 58
bankrupt 86, 120, 126, 144, 149, 182
Bankruptcy 155
bankruptcy 47, 119, 123, 125, 135, 177
bankruptcy planning 119
barbers 152
bargaining power 106
Barnard 89
Barnes&noble.com 142
Barney’s 151
bartender 28, 99
bartending 49
base stealing 67
Baseball 109
baseball 14, 23, 25, 30, 108, 111, 164
baseball coach 140
Baseball coaching clinic 140
baseball pitcher 26
Baseball player 156
basic training 19
basketball 37
Battle of Agincourt 181
BBC 90
Bean, L.L. 142
Beast Barracks 17, 18, 19, 36
beauty pageants 101
beauty queen 98, 102, 103
Beauty queens 101
beauty queens 99, 102
Becoming One’s Own Man 7
beer 49
Beetle Bailey 176
Belsky 170, 183
benchwarmers 30
beneath your means 114
Bengals 78
Bennett Cerf 65
Benton, Barbie 106
Bergen, Candace 81
Berlin 169
Best, A.M. 126
best practices 67
best seller 147
best-looking 79, 166
bestselling 167
bet 48
Beverly Hills Hotel 75
big fish in a small pond 90
Big League baseball team 30
big organization 56
Bill of Rights 141
Billick, Brian 78
billionaire 144
Bills 78
binge 137
Binge Strategy 136
binge strategy 137
biology 170
birth date 171
Bismarck, Ottovon 127
black “leaders” 71
Blackhawk, CA 113
Blackhawk Down 18
blacks 70, 71
Blaik, Red 64
Bloomingdale 149
Bloomingdales 148
Blue, Vida 10
bluff 179
Bob Hope 65
Body builders 103
Bonanza 28
Bonds, Barry 66
bonus 50
book 20, 39, 50, 69, 70, 76, 77, 78, 87, 93, 129, 146
book publishing. 29
book store 60
book store distributors 148
book stores 131, 142
book writing 51
book-store distributor 78
books 59, 83, 138, 141, 142, 147, 148, 150, 153, 154, 155, 156
bookstore distributor 133
BOOM period 7
Boredom 59
Boring Teacher Disorder 162
boss 46, 74, 88, 157, 158, 181
Bowers, RJ 171
bowl game queens 101
Boys State 169
Brady, Tom 62
branded product 141, 142
brands 29
breaststroke 170
brick-and-mortar book stores 142
Bridge Too Far 118
British accent 90
broadcasting 61
Broadway 148
brochure 41, 55
Brochures 36
Brockovich 179
Brockovich, Erin 179
Brownmiller, Susan 70
bruise 102
Bryn Mawr College 89
BTD 162
Bud Light 11
Build-to-keep 143
build-to-sell 143, 144
Building Owners and Managers Association 139
bullies 179, 182
bumper sticker 37
Bunker, Archie 161
bureaucracy 46, 91, 126, 152, 176
bureaucrat 56
bureaucratic 46
bureaucratically challenged 58
bureaucrats 176
Burkett, R.G. 38
Bush, George 5, 10
Bush, GeorgeW. 75, 81
business entity 134
business failure 155
business plan 134, 135
buzz 134, 144, 146
buzzinesses 144
byline 67
C
cabinetmaker 53
cadet 32, 56
Cadet Honor Code 18, 41, 173
Caesar, Julius 181
Cahill, William 33
Cal Tech 37, 41
calculate your risks 121
Calculated risk 177
calculated risk 13, 121, 124, 125
calculated risk taker’s credo 122
Calculated risks 120
calculus 169
calculus A-B 164
Calculus A-B Advanced Placement test 164
calculus B-C 164
California 87, 114, 171, 184
California Coaches Association 77
Cambodia 157
Cambridge, MA 167
Camden, NJ 86
Caminiti, Ken 17
Campolindo 90
Canada 90
cancer 129, 138
Canseco, Jose 17, 29
capital intensive 135
captain of the football tea 107
car 115
car manufacturer 146
Career choice 45
Career military 177
career military 176
career woman 58
Caring 66
carryover sport 40
Carson, Johnny 155
cash 119
casualty insurance 61
Catch 22 176
Catholic high school 166
CBS News 75
CD-ROM 130, 139
Ceh, Bob 72
celebration penalty 77
celebrities 154, 156
Celotex Corp. 123
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 110
Century 21 29
ceremony 83
Chain of command 158
champion 90
championship 34
Chance proximity 97
chance proximity 98, 99
chapel 41
Chaplin, Charlie 178
character 77
Charitable remainder trust 126
charities 46, 115
Chateau Neuf du Pap 11
cheap parental praise 172
cheaters 73
Cheating 17, 42
cheerleader 29, 89
chef 53
chemical engineer 51
Cher 81
Chicago Bears 75, 76
chicken 182
child 127
Children 160
children 9, 119, 161, 177
Chorus Line 60
CIA 37
Cialdini, Robert 66
cigarette 13
Citizen Kane 113
civil engineer 51
civil engineering 76, 116
civil-service-designation exam 33
Clancy, Tom 130
Clark, Wesley 40
Clarke 144
Clarke, James 144
class president 73, 79, 107
clearinghouse 79
clergy 37
clinic 138
Clinton, Bill 81, 155
Clothing 103
clothing 178
co-op 126
coach 51, 52, 59, 71, 72, 74, 90, 91, 94, 96, 103, 111, 138, 140, 161, 164, 176, 178, 183
coaching 29, 39
Coaching Youth Football Defense 78
Coca Cola 148
Coca Cola™ 11
Cochran, Johnnie 61
cocktail party 87
Code of ethics 173
Cody’s 142
Coke® 11, 142
cold telephone calls 94
Cold War 53
collaborate 29
College 165, 171
college 8, 30, 37, 38, 40, 46, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 66, 73, 74, 76, 79, 80, 89, 91, 94, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 111, 115, 118, 119, 139, 148, 164, 165, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, 176, 183
college admissions 172
Collingswood 28
colonel 154
Color 103
Columbia 25, 30, 34, 43, 44, 73, 89, 90, 171
Columbia University 13, 33, 102, 137
Columbo 101
Columbus, GA 51
combat 180, 182
combine 53
commando 37
commissary 177
Commission 57
commission 57, 58, 124, 158
commission sales 75
Commissioned sales 91
commissions 50, 119
commodity 141, 142
common sense 133
Community college 72
community college 39
companionship 7, 21
company name 134
competition 80, 81, 99, 148
competitive 90
competitive industries 133
Competitive Strategy 57
Composite Superman 33
Comprehensive financial plan 119
comprehensive financial plan 119
computer 87
Computer dating 100
computer engineer 51
computer programmer 53
computer repair 148
computer science 161, 164
computer-software development 51
computers 131
Condit, Gary 155
Condrell, Kenneth 162
Confederacy 99
confinement 98
Confirmed bachelor 96
Conflict 179
conflict 180
conflict avoidance 179
conflict avoider 182
Congressional Medal of Honor 37, 40
Congressional staff 178
Connolly, John 28
Connors, Jimmy 28
conscientious objector 180
Conscientiousness 130
conspicuous consumption 115
Constitution 141
construction 52, 61, 132
construction cost estimating book 132
construction foreman 166
consulting 61, 137
Consumer Reports 146
contact lenses 108
Contacts 104
contacts 30
contingency-fee lawyers 179
contracts 147
convention 20, 154
conventions 77, 138, 140
Cook, Philip 61
cooking 148
cool 14
Cooper, Alice 22
Cooperate and graduate 18
cooperate and graduate 19
Copperfield, David 175
copy 149
Copyright 141, 148
copyright 139, 142
core principles 77
Cornell Hotel School 52
corporate insolvency 128
corporate management 61
corporate world 54
Corps of Engineers 116
Corsicana, TX 151
Cost of living 62
Costco 62
counseling 132
counter 53
country of birth 70
country-western honky tonk 99
courage 21, 65, 88, 108, 182
courses 138
Cowards 181
cowards 119
coy 101
CPA 61, 152
craft 67
crap shoot 125
Creative 66
Creative Investors Association 182
creative profession 52
credit card 128, 135
creditors 47
criminal conviction 155
Crocker 24
Crocker National Bank 49
crystal-ball gazing 124
Csonka, Larry 81
cult 155
cult followers 155
Cunningham, Richie 104
customer 151
customer is always right 151
customers 57, 132, 133, 154, 177
cut 26, 33
Cutting 25
cutting price 142
D
D-Day 42
Dacey, Norman 147
Dale Carnegie Course 69, 169
Dallas 89
Dallas-Fort Worth 118
Daly City 116
dance 51
Dartmouth 30, 73
databases 61
Dating competence 105
Dating System 21, 28, 75, 79, 80, 89, 94, 99, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 165
dating system 99
David Copperfield 175
Dawkins, Pete 180
Days of Wine and Roses 35
De La Salle High School 90, 94
deadlines 185
deadly weapons 44
deal oriented 50
dean’s list 79, 169, 170
death 119, 132
debate 83
debt 135, 174
debt collection 50
debt goal 112
decathlon 35
decision-making processes 180
declining-term life insurance 128
defeatist attitude 72
defense 77, 91, 118, 119, 174
defense contractor 56
Delaware 86
delinquent tax auctions 181
Delta Sigma Phi 161
demonstration 83
denial 80
Dennehy, Brian 180
dentists 152
Denver 86
deposition 76, 82
Depression 5, 10, 121
depression 96, 111, 124
Dershowitz, Alan 91
Desert Storm 82, 177
design 61
design bridges 77
desks 131
developer 51, 143
Developers 181
developers 139
diapers 161
Dickens, Charles 175
Die Broke 126, 128
Die broke 127
Die Hard 127
die prematurely 128
diet 102, 138
Digital Equipment Corporation 62
Dilbert 46, 147
dink 40
diploma 57
direct approach 75, 76
direct mail 70, 142
directories 77
directors 178
Dirty Dozen 42
disadvantaged minorities 70
disaster relief worker 52
disaster-relief worker 51
disbarred 155
discipline 162
disfigurement 104
dishonest 132
dishonesty 134
Disneyworld 180
display 115
dissidents 162
distinctive competence 45
distributor 131
distributors 142, 147
diversified portfolio 119
Diversify 57, 59
diversify 124
dividend reinvestment 124
Division I-A 72
Division I-A college 166
Division I-AA 90
Division III 73, 90, 171
Divorce 110
divorce 4, 8, 29, 30, 45, 51, 96, 97, 105, 107, 109, 110, 119, 130, 155, 159, 163, 182
divorce rate 96, 97
DNA 48
doctor 37, 41, 54, 60, 137
dodge ball 25
Dolphin 99
don’t test well” excuse 80
Dorsey, Ken 31, 34
dot.coms 125
double date 99, 100, 102
Downsizing 56
Draft dodger 180
draft dodger 38
draft dodgers 180
draft dodging 98
draftees 42
Drake, Paul 179
draw 28
drawings 148
Drew, Elizabeth 70
Drexel University 80, 86, 167
drill sergeants 176
drinking 7, 97
drinking age 45
drivers license 100
drop out 5
drug 129
drug addict 161
drug-pusher 162
drugs 9, 12, 30, 34, 121, 161, 162
Duff & Phelps 126
Dukakis, Michael 73
Dunlap, Al 37
duplex 58, 110, 146
Durgin Park 150
during-relationship rejection 109
E
E pluribus unum 104
eat-in kitchen 114
eBay 143
eccentric 66
Economic 88
Economics of media 29
economies of scale 146
Editing 154
editing 131
Education 57, 127
education 9, 91, 162, 165, 185
educational computer program 163
Eisenhower, Dwight 14
elected officials 59
elections 166
electrician 53
elementary school teaching 89
Elements of Style 169
Elite 44
elite 56
Elway, John 78
Employee 50
employee 46, 48, 57, 158
employees 129, 131, 132, 133, 157, 180
employers 157, 159
Encyclopedia Americana 180
endowment effect 183
Endurance News 69
endurance rides 63
engineer 51
engineering 32, 61, 89
engineers 168
England 90
English teacher 65
English teachers 169
enlisted man 54
Enough 112
enough 104, 108
Enron 125, 134, 144, 145
entertainer 61, 63
entertainment 103
Entrepreneur 51
entrepreneur 47, 48, 49, 57
entrepreneurship 181
entry-level job 165
environmental audit 124
environmental laws 152
Ephron, Nora 70
Epitaph 180
estate 126
ethical 146
Ethics 73, 143
ethics 9, 17, 59, 88, 173
Evelyn Wood Speed Reading 83
eviction 181
evictions 136
ex-convict 37
exchanged 118
exchanged tax free 117
excuses 80
excuses for losing 71, 72
execution sales 181
executive program 37
exercising 7
expenses 174
expensive 113
experience 185
expert 4, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33, 76, 77, 78, 79, 112, 130, 154
expert opinion 23
experts 32, 36, 65, 66, 136
extending credit 181
extracurricular activities 97, 166
Extreme Makeover 40
F
Faces in the Crowd 98
factory 132, 133
failure 4
faithful 97
Falk, Peter 101
falling asleep 168
false document 88
Fame 153
fame 4, 6, 8, 14, 70, 154, 155, 156, 185
family 14, 88
Family Lawyer 61
family room 114
famous 16
farmer 57, 63
fashion design 61
Fayetteville 99
Fayetteville, NC 51
FBI 37
FDIC 39, 56, 58, 59
Fear 66
fear 21
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 86
Federal Express 153
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 96
fertilizer 162
fetal alcohol syndrome 161
FHA mortgage 117
field goal 94
field-goal kicker 23
Fifth Special Forces Group 37
fights 34
film 29
financial “perfect storm 118
financial planner 119
financial success 88
financial-services firms 127
Find a need and fill it 147
Finding a Winning Edge 78
fine arts 61
fingerprint 48
finish 113, 114
fire fight 182
fire insurance 120
fired 129, 132, 155, 157, 158, 159, 182
firemen 59
firing 132
first home 116
First impression 84
first impression 85
First Law of Wing Walking 135
Fishhook 157
Fixed cost 132
fixed cost 129
fixed-rate mortgage 124
fixer 116, 117
fixers 181
Flag football 148
Flesch 169
Flesch, Rudolf 169
Fletcher, Jessica 70
Flexibility 165
flexibility 58, 126
flood 116
Flood insurance 117
flood insurance 117
Florida State 171
Flutie, Doug 27
Fog Index 169
folding table 47
Fonda, Jane 139
Fonz 104
food stamps 5
fool for a client 136
fooling around 104
Football 74
football 33, 36, 37, 77, 78, 83, 87, 89, 91, 108, 167, 176
football captain 108
football clinic 20
Football Clock Management 75, 78, 79, 140
Football coach 82
football coaching 27
Football coaching clinic 140
football game film 139
Football Green Book 77
Football Writers Association of America 77
For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered 96
For-profit organization 46
Forbes ASAP 47, 141
forbidden fruit 11, 13
Ford 146
foreclosure 136, 181
foreclosures 94
foreign correspondent 52
foreign countries 52
foreign country 90
foreign investors 144
foreign language 25
foreign real estate 124
foreign service 52
forest fire fighter 51
former cadet 56
former members of the profession 56
Fort Benning 42
Fort Benning , GA 99
Fort Bragg 41, 44
Fort Bragg, NC 99
Fort Carson, CO 99
Fort Collins, CO 13
Fort Dix 82
Fort Dix, NJ 56
Fort Gordon, GA 99
Fort Monmouth, NJ 40, 99
Fortune 500 158
Fortune 500 companies 57
founder 143
founders 143, 144
Founders Day 115
Francis, Connie 60, 109
Frank, Robert 61
Frankfurt 169
Franklin, Benjamin 67
frat brothers 102
fraternity 11, 89, 161
fraudulent-transfer-in-anticipation-of-bankruptcy 119
free and clear 135
free-agent professional athlete 126
free-and-clear 112
freedom of speech 141
friend 7
friends 32, 166, 177, 180
front man 53
front men 53
Frugal 124
frugal 97, 118, 174
full-time 129, 135
full-time employee 56
fund-raising organizations 115
fungible commodity 141
future inheritance 127
G
gamble 121, 125, 177
gambler 120
gambling 9, 13, 125
Game theory 180
game-theory experts 181
garage 114
gardeners 152
Garvey, Jane 182
Gates, Bill 129, 130, 133, 143
Gehrig 156
Gehrig, Lou 156
Geist, Bill 164
gender 70, 89, 90
Gender bias 70
generalist 130, 131
generals 66
geometry 164
George F. Baker Foundation Shovel Award 137
German 138, 169
GI Bill 5, 49
gifted 162, 163
gifts 127
Gilovich 170, 183
gimmicks 150
Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time 90
Givens, Charles 155
glamor 54, 118
glamorous 51, 52
glasses 104, 108
Glee Club 26
GM 56, 130, 146
go along to get along 118
goal 4, 183
Goal selection 4
goals 6, 22, 177
going public 134
going steady 109, 110
gold digger 16
Golden Rule 173
Goldilocks market 146
Gomer Pyle 176
gone private 143
good money after bad 183
Good Morning America 153, 154
Goodman, Ellen 70
Goosebumps 162
Gore, Al 75
Gore, Leslie 23
Gorin, Norman 75
government 46
Government employees 59
GQ 104
Graceland 113
grad school 58
grade point average 73
grade-school 30
grades 31, 80, 96, 163, 166, 168, 170
Graduate Management Admission Test 80
Graham, Katherine 70, 71
Grammar 168
grandchildren 8, 160, 161
grandparent 163
grape juice 11
grappling hook 85
Great White Hope 106
Greatest Generation 163
Green Beret 37, 40, 43
Greene, Bill 69, 137
Greene, MeanJoe 81
Greene, “Tycoon” 69
Greenfield, Meg 71
Grisham, John 130
grooming 103
group ownership 130, 134
Grove City College 171
guerilla 59
guest bedroom 114
guest speaker 86
guidance counselor 32
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 98
Gunning, Robert 169
guy in the back 53
guys in the back 53
H
H&R Block 60
habit 7
hair 103
halo effect 84, 85, 155
hamburgers 102
hand-me-down clothes 5
hand-off 67
handwritten letter 101
hang-glider 44
happiness 7
Happy Days 104
Harbus 167
Harcourt Brace 59, 66, 130
Harding, Tonya 17
Harrington, DE 47
Harvard 5, 13, 19, 20, 24, 37, 38, 39, 49, 50, 58, 65, 69, 87, 88, 90, 117, 158, 164, 165, 166, 167
Harvard Business 39, 45, 148
Harvard Business School 5, 17, 19, 20, 37, 41, 42, 73, 80, 86, 114, 133, 137, 167
Harvard MBA 49, 133, 143
Harvard Square 150
Hawaii 113, 169
hazing 43
HBS 41
head cheerleader 107
head hunters 50
headspace-and-timing mechanism 84
Health 162
health 7, 119
Healtheon 144
Hearst Castle 113
Hearst, WilliamRandolph 113
Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys 77
heavy-duty construction specialist 52
Hecklers 108
Hedging 128
hedging 124
Hefner, Hugh 106
heirs 115, 127, 128, 141
Heisman Trophy 31, 34, 40, 73, 102, 171, 180
Henderson, Rickey 66
Henry V 181
Hetherington, Mavis 96
Hewitt, Don 75
Hidden Game of Football 77
high achievement 102
high hurdles 90
high profile 180
high school 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 40, 41, 46, 47, 74, 78, 80, 82, 84, 96, 104, 107, 111, 139, 162, 165, 167, 169, 171, 176
high tech collapse 144
high-margin 142
high-profile staff 59
High-school 46, 164
high-school 29, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43, 53, 66, 73, 78, 79, 89, 90, 98, 101, 102, 108, 156, 165, 172, 177
high-school freshman 33
high-school graduate 5
higher-status 107
Highland Falls, NY 98
Highway to Heaven 28
Hill, Napoleon 32
Hillsborough Holdings 123
Hines, Gerald 140
hire people to do that 129, 133
Historian 180
historian 54
historians 178
hitchhiker 44
hitchhiker test 44
HMO 137
hobbies 111
hobby 8, 78
holding 72
holding period 123
Hollywood 86, 124, 129, 148, 154
home 160, 175
home builders 139
home building 148
Home Depot 61
home equity 177
home office 175
home ownership 181
home school 14
home-phone number 50
homecoming king 79, 107
homecoming queen 80, 102, 107, 108
homecoming queens 101, 102, 104
homeless 52
hometown newspaper 98
honest 158, 173
honest employee 157
honest living 134, 157, 158, 173, 185
Honor Code 42
honors algebra II-trigonometry 164
hop, skip, and jump 82
Horseless rider 69
horses 164
hostage 37, 38
hot dogs 102
Hotel Thayer 32, 86, 102
hotornot 103
house 112, 114
house trailer 118
How to Avoid Probate 147
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Mark 54
How to Get Started in Real Estate Investment 55, 185
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 54
How to Manage Residential Property 150
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cas 60
How to Use Leverage to Maximize Your Real Estate I 135
how-to books 77, 91
Howard, Ron 104
HUD 181
Hudson High 41
Hughes, Howard 182
human inertia 177
humble beginning 4, 5
humble beginnings 6
humble origin 6
hunger 18
Husband-wife tag team 58
hustle 35
hypothesis 55
I
IBM-PC 62
illegal 73, 77
illness 132
image 52, 54
imposters 66
impressive round number 112, 118
in-crowd 107
income 47, 112, 174
income statement 128
incompatibility 106
incompetence 91
incompetent 132
incorporate 134, 142
Independence 8
independence 7
independent businesspeople 57
index 126
indexed 128
Indian Guides 163
indifference 15
Indoors 52
industrial catering 47
Industrial Revolution 64
Inferiority complex 14
inferiority complex 33, 171
inflation 126, 128
Influence 66
infomercials 7, 22, 29
information 138
inheritance 127
inhibitions 67
Initial Public Offering 144
initial public offering 133
initials 70
Innumeracy 170
Inoffensiveness 74
insecure 39, 45, 79, 101, 105
inspecting of properties 61
Institute of Real Estate Management 139
insurable 120
insurance 119, 120, 121
insurer 126
integrity 88
Intellectual cowardice 20
intellectual property rights 149
intelligence 91, 165
interception 82
interest 58
Interest rate 124, 127, 135
interest rate 121, 144, 175
interest rate futures 124
interest-rate 123
interests 164
intern 56
internal put-down 41
Internal Revenue Code 136
international career 52
international corporations 52
international relations 52
Internet 70, 76, 78, 103, 128, 142, 144, 146, 154, 155, 164
Internship 55
internship 84
intersection and resection 84
interview 82
interviewing 55
Intuit 161
Intuit Corporation 60
inventor 53
inventors 168
invest 115
investigator 179
investing 61
investment 181
investment banker 50
investment bankers 143, 144
investment banking 61, 137
investment grade” assets. 125
IPO 144
IQ scores 165
IRS 155
IRS auctions 181
Irving, Washington 98
It’s Just Lunch 100
Ivies 137
Ivy League 33, 34, 35, 37, 43, 44, 72, 87, 90, 102, 103, 115, 161, 163
J
Jack the Ripper Syndrome 100
Jackall, Robert 157
Jackson, Jesse 71
Jagger, Mick 69
Jan and Dean 89
janitor 124
janitors 118
Jauron, Dick 76
Jefferson, Thomas 141
Jim Walter Corp. 123
job hop 126
job security 177
Job training 165
Jobs, Steve 133
John T. Reed’s Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 142
Johnny Carson Show 102
Jones, Marion 107
Jordan, Michael 28, 29
Journalism 158
journalist 55
journalists 178
Joyner, Wally 25
Judge Judy 61
judges 59
judgment 45
judgments 123
Julliard School 51
jump serve 72
Junior Achievement 46, 48
junior high 13, 15, 28, 30, 103
junior high school 107
Junior-high 171
junior-high 30, 172
junior-high school 14
junior-high-school 14
juvenile delinquency 96
K
K-Mart 61
Kepner 170
Kerrigan, Nancy 17
Key West 113
KGO 75, 153
kickoff kicker 23
Kid businesses 47
kids 96
Kileen, TX 51
Killington 102
Kissinger, Henry 156
Kiyosaki, Robert 15, 49, 72, 155
Know thyself 45, 64, 80, 154, 155, 185
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. 123
Kosinski, Jerzy 66
Kurkjian, Tom 115
Kurkjians 116, 117
L
laborer 10
LaMaze classes 160
land 114
Land, Joe 153
Landlord 121
landlord 53, 136
Landlording 59, 87, 148
Landlords 181
landlords 180
Landon, Michael 28
Large organization 46
large organization 57
large-scale demolition contractor 51
Larry King Live 153
Las Lomas 72
Lass 169
last filet mignon 114
Late bloomers 29
Latinos 70, 71
law 91, 129, 148
law students 79
law-enforcement officer 37
law-enforcement officers 59
lawsuit 180, 182
lawsuits 142, 158, 179, 181
Lawyer 91
lawyer 60, 173, 180
Lawyers 168, 179
lawyers 129, 136, 147, 152, 155
layoff 58
lazy 132, 151
leaders 166
leadership 73
league age 171
league champ 170
league championship 34
league record 170
legal case 51
Legend of Sleepy Hollow 98
legislators 57
leisure 50
lemonade stand 131, 132
Lester 92
Lester, Richard 91
level of incompetence 75
leverage 16, 135
Levine, Mark 126
Levinson, JayConrad 59
Levy, Chandra 155
Levy, Marv 76, 78
Lewinsky, Monica 155
liability law 123
libel 158
liberal arts 165
librarian 124, 130
librarians 59, 118
libraries 99
Library of Congress 141
life changes 119
life estate 126
life expectancy 127
Life insurance 120
life story 54
lifers 176, 177
lifting weights 102
lighting 178
limited liability company 134
Lincoln 181
Lincoln, Abraham 45
line of credit 120, 126
Listings 94
lists 61
Litigation 182
litigation 61, 133, 179, 180, 182
Litigators 156
litigators 57
Little House on the Prairie 28
Little League 15, 30, 90, 171, 179, 181
Little League Confidential 164
Little Old Me 78
Little Old Me-ism 23, 32, 77, 79, 106, 107, 167
Little old Me-ism 104
Little old me-ism 22, 35, 106
Little Old You 33
Little Old You-ism 32, 77
Little, Rich 25
Live beneath your means 174
live beneath your means 115, 128
Livermore 87
Livermore Titans youth football 87
Lives of quiet desperation 53
living room 114
Living together 110
loan constant 135
loan-to-value ratio 135
lobster house 100
Loc Ninh 157
Location 62
location 49, 113, 114, 115, 178
Lohman, Willy 55
Lombardi, Vince 78
long snapper 72
long snapping 94
Long-term investment 125
lottery ticket 122
love it 59
Low profile-ism 179
lower-status 107
Lowered Expectations 105
lowest cost producers 141
Lowry, Albert 155
loyalty 126
luck 122, 174, 182
Lunch 28
lunch 100, 101
lung cancer 7, 13
M
machines 130, 131
Macintosh 60, 62, 91
Mad TV 105
Madrid 169
magician 50, 54
mailing list 58, 59, 130
maintenance man 53, 132
major 54
Major League 61
Major League Baseball 17, 64, 71
Majorca 169
makeover 40
makeup 178
Making the Most of Your Money 119, 170
male model 80
male-female ratio 89
malnourished 102
Malone, Michael 47
Mama Leone’s Restaurant 151
management consulting 50
Manhattan 89
Manhattan Project 180
Manpower, Inc. 56
Mansion 113
mansion 174
map reading 84
Marathon 174
marathon 108
Margin 141
margin 130, 142
Marine 37, 38, 41, 42, 43
Marines 43, 44, 180
marital Nirvana 105
marital status 101
market share 146
market size 146
marketing 54, 76, 130, 136, 150
marriage 4, 45, 96, 119, 127
married 100, 160
marry 4
Marx, Groucho 42
Marxism 127
masochism 43
masochistic 55
master bedroom 114
matchmaking 105
math 163, 164, 169, 170
Maui 161
Maxwell Trophy 31
MBA 19, 24, 39, 45, 50, 86, 137, 167
McCorkle, William 5
McDonalds 61
McDonald’s 181
McFly, Marty 65
McGee, Willie 66
McGraw-Hill 147
McNabb, Donovan 79
me-too product 147
mechanical engineer 51
media 30, 53, 185
mediation 179
medical care 177
medical researcher 53
medical school 40, 91, 137
medical student 116
medical students 79
medicine 61, 91, 129
medium 28
Meet The Street 15
meetings 131
melanoma 52
Memphis 153
mentoring 7, 8
Mentors 140
mentors 138
Merman, Ethel 59
Merrill Lynch 29
Michael the Inevitable 73
Michie Stadium 99
Michigan State 36, 37, 54
middle school 34, 104, 164
midnight feeding 161
military 45, 51, 52, 54, 177
military operation 83
millionaire 118, 122, 127, 136
Millionaire Mind 91
Millionaire Next Door 55, 91, 98, 118, 128
mimic 25
mineral rights 141
minimum wage law 131
miniwarehouse 59
Minneapolis 86
minor children 127
Miracles 104
Miramonte High School 71, 90
Miriello, Frank 79
Miss America 23, 101, 102
Miss American Beauty 102
Miss Hong Kong 23
MIT 37, 73, 91
Mobilehome 126
mobilehome park 59
model 102, 178
Models 101, 102
modesty 76
modular building 61
mom-and-pop business 64
Mom’s Night 67
Money 8
Money Magazine 153
Montana, Joe 78
Moody’s 126
Moraga, CA 114
Moral Mazes 157
Morris, Jim 17
mortgage lending 61
mortgage payment 175, 178
most-likely-to-succeed 30
motel 59
motels 153
Mother of invention 98
mothers 67
motion hearing 82
motion picture 61
motion-picture 51
motion-picture director 52
motivating 132
motivational carrot 132
Mount Ephraim, NJ 49
Mount Everest 17
mountaineering 44
movie 51, 101
Movie extras 151
movie star 33, 104, 106
movies 29, 76, 178
moving 177
MS 161
multiplier 129
Mumme, Hal 79
Murder She Wrote 70
music 51, 138, 148
music teacher 164
musical instrument performance 82
musician 51, 61
mutiny 19
mutual 158
mutual affection 110
mutual funds 174
My Generation 4
mystique 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 185
N
name-calling 121
nanny 163
Napa 82
National Apartment Association 139
National Association of Home Builders 139
National Association of Realtors® 112, 114
National Association of Realtors®) 139
National Book Award 66
National Center for Home Equity Conversion 126
national champion 64
national championship 31
National Federation 139
National Federation of High School Coaches Associa 77
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 11
National Junior Chamber of Commerce 7
National Safety Council 121
National Youth Sports Coaches Association 77, 139
natural disaster 117
naval architect 51
Navy SEAL 37
Naysayers 23
NBA 71
NCAA records book 77
neatness 97
negative 162
Negative cash flow 116
negative feedback 19
negotiation 82
Nepotism 33
nervous breakdown 19
net worth 112, 118, 128, 130
Netscape 144
Never-Never Land 106
New Enterprise 167
New Guide to Better Writing 169
New Jersey 98, 114, 117, 160
New New Thing 144
New Rational Manager 170
New York City 51, 98
New Yorker 66
Newman, Paul 156
newsletter 59, 77, 87, 129, 142, 150, 153, 154, 156, 158
newspaper 100
Newspaper photos 98
NFL 71, 76, 78, 140
NFL cheerleader 101
NFL Films 77
NFL kicker 26
NFL place kicker 23
niche 57, 91, 146, 148, 152, 181
Nickerson, William 54, 136
night life 50
Nixon administration 156
Nixon, Trisha 102
No excuse 72
No time for sergeants 176
no-huddle offense 78
no-load mutual funds 124
nomadic 51
non-government 46
non-monetary accomplishments 91
non-“people-person” type jobs 53
Non-profit organization 46
non-union 177
nonresidential-construction 51
Nor-Cal All-Sports Clinic 140
North, Ollie 182
not caring 65
Nothing Down 75, 138, 153
nouveau riche 113
nuisance suits 179
nun 37
nurses 89
nursing 89
nursing home 13, 126
O
objective 23, 24, 56, 65, 93
obsolete 57
obstetrician 160
Occupational hazard 106
oceanographer 51
oceanography 54
O’Connor, Carroll 161
odds 125
Offense 118
offense 77, 91, 119, 174
Office Building Acquisition Handbook 55
office politician 53
office-politics 46
oil fire fighter 52
oil glut 118
oil-fire fighter 51
Okinawa 180
old maids 160
Old-money 113
Olympic swimmer 90
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 136
one-bedroom apartment 114
one-man medium 29
one-man shop 129
oomph 94
open doors 38
operating complex equipment 83
Operation Iraqi Freedom 177
Operation Market Garden 118
Operation Restore Hope 177
operators of vehicles 51
Opie 104
option 124
Option-pitch drill 94
options 123
orchestra members 59
ordering information 154
Orowitz, Gene 28
Our Gang 48
out-of-sight-out-of-mind 160
outdoors 52
outdoorsman 52
Outside the U.S 52
outside the U.S. 52
Outstanding Young Man or Woman 7
Outward Bound 44
overbuilding 123
overhead 47, 131, 132
owner-unknown property 181
P
Pacifica 116
paid mentors 140
painter 52
paranoia 107
paratrooper 17, 37, 42, 99
Parcells, Bill 78
Parental support 35
park rangers 176
park service guide 69
part time 129
Part-time 49
part-time 136
part-time business 57, 58
part-time job 59
partner 130, 135
Partnership 130
partnership 123
Parton, Dolly 81
passive voice 168
past trends 121
patent 141, 148, 149
Paterno, Joe 79
patriotism 88
patrol leader 43, 84
Paulos, JohnAllen 170
peace 179
Peale, NormanVincent 32
peanut butter 5, 18
Peanuts 48
Pearl Harbor survivor 37
peer approval 53, 161
peer pressure 11
Peer-chosen 102
peers 101, 171, 174
Penn State 72, 79
Penney, J.C. 142
Pennsylvania Railroad 86
Pennsylvania State Trooper 100
pension 126, 127
pensions 119, 128
people person 53
Pepsi® 142
per-hour 50
performance 83
performing 176
performing artist 51
performing arts 66
periodicals 77
permits 181
Perot, Ross 16
Perry Mason 179
perseverance 88
Persist 104
personal finance 170
Personal History 70
personal relationship 29
personalities 103, 107
personality 103
personality trait 48
Peter, LaurenceJ. 75
Peter Principle 75
phases 7
Philadelphia 98
phone lines 131
phoniness 163
photo 100, 103
photo finish tie 48
photographer 52
photographic memory 83
photography 139
photos 148
Phu Loi 157
Physical appearance 70
physical appearance 105
Physical aptitude test 82
physical attractiveness 103
Physical risk 17
physical-aptitude test 20
physical-education teacher 52
physical-education teachers 79
Piazza, Mike 29
pick-up truck 131
picket fence 141
picture day 97
pigeonholed socially 108
pilot 53
pizza parlor 87
placement office 86
Plan B 106
plastic surgery 104
play 51
playoffs 82
pleasure 115
plumber 53, 165
plumbers 143, 152
plumbing 61, 129
point of diminishing returns 59
point of diminishing returns 83, 104, 108, 112, 140, 168
police 155
Political 88
politician 40
Politicians 57, 73
politicians 69, 102, 127
Politics 29
politics 33, 102
Pollan 127
Pollan, Stephen 126
Pomona 73
Pool 113
pool records 171
Poor Richard’s Almanac 67
Pop Warner 171
popular 178
popularity 166, 178
Porter, Michael 57
Portland 86
position 27
positive thinking 32
post hoc ergo propter hoc logic fallacy 122
post traumatic stress syndrome 15
posture 103
potential spouses 105
POW 18, 37, 38
power 16
Power of Positive Thinking 32
powerful 16
pre-natal training 160
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. 122, 123
pre-studying 169
Prentice-Hall 146, 147
Preservation Hall 151
president 167
presidents 177
Presley, Elvis 113
prestige 54
pride of ownership 92
Princess, Apple 102
Princeton 13, 166
Princeton University 80
principal nomination 33
privacy 107, 179
Private companies 46
private instruction 170
private investigator 55
private lessons 170
private person 155
private school 91
private-detective skills 99
pro athlete 37, 178
pro athletes 176
pro football 78
Probabilities 120
probability 120, 121, 125, 170, 179
probability and statistics 169
probates 94
Prodigious Wealth Accumulator 55
Productive Edge 91
professional athlete 51, 61, 63, 75
professional athletes 33
Professional Football Researchers Association 77
professional sports 148
professor 69, 91
profit 47, 49
profit margin 62, 131
programming 148
project-oriented business 51
prom king 79, 107
prom queen 107
prom queens 101
promises 173
Proofread 168
Property management 180
property management 61
property taxes 124
proprietary information 148
Prosecutors 155
prosecutors 59
pseudonym 67, 70
psychologically-correct 172
PTA 7
public appearance 82
Public companies 142
public companies 134
public high school 166
Public offerings 144
public performance 82
public relation 75
public relations 139
public speaker 69
Public speaking 70
public speaking 29, 169
public-relations 44
publicity 154
publisher 61, 146
Publishing 69
publishing 4, 58, 60, 70, 118, 130, 135, 143
Puerto Rico 113
punishment 162
punter 94
purchase discounts 146
Purpose beyond profit 91
purpose beyond profit 92
putting out fires 132
putting out people fires 133
PWA 55
PX 177
Q
Quality control 104
quality time 162, 163
quantity time 163
quarterback 27, 67, 94
Quicken 61, 62, 161
Quinn, Jane 119
Quinn, JaneBryant 70, 126, 153, 156, 170
quit 36
quit rate 59, 176
Quit today 126
quitting 36
R
R&R 90
race 70
Racetrack 47
radio 29, 61, 83, 153, 154
Radio Shack Model II 62
Radio talk show 75
radio talk show 163
rain-gutter cleaning 130
rainmakers 148
RAM 126, 127
Random House 66
Ranger 38, 43, 85, 93
Ranger School 17, 18, 20, 30, 37, 42, 43, 84, 99, 132, 182
Ranger school 19
ranger tab 38
ranger tour guide 59
rank 6
rank their values 88
rappelling 85
Rapport 105
rapport 97
rare 91
Raritan Valley YMCA 40
Readability Score 169
Readers Digest 65
Reader’s Digest 32
Real Army 132
Real Estate 167
real estate 52, 119
Real Estate After Tax Reform 146
real estate commission 29
Real Estate Investing Letter 67, 77, 130, 142
Real Estate Investor’s Monthly 8, 150
Real Estate Tax Digest 67
real-estate agent 20, 50
real-estate investment 4
Real-estate investors 127
real-estate salesman 58
Realtors® 74, 139
reasonableness 23
receptionists 90
recession 123, 124
recon 84
Reconnoiter 82
reconnoiter 83
recording star 61
recording studio worker 53
Recruit 73
recruit 43, 87, 90, 131
recruiter 34
recruiting 55, 132
recurring themes 54
Red Cross girls 89
Red Shoes 16
Redford, Robert 90
Redshirt 166
redshirt 167
Reed Family Dodge-Ball Gene 25
Reed’s Law 157, 158, 173
Reenlistment bonus 44
refinance 117
refinancing 114
Register of Copyrights 141
registered a trademark 142
registering your copyright 141
regulation 152, 153
regulators 57
rehearsal 84
rehearse 82, 102
rehearsing 83
rejection 66, 108, 109, 110
relationship 158
relationships 160
relatives 32
Religious 88
renewals 150
renovate-apartments strategy 54
renovation 54, 116
Rent control 176
rent control 116, 124
rental house 116, 117, 123
rental properties 94, 135, 174
repairman 53
reporter 50, 178
Reputation 88, 157
Research 55
research 51, 70, 76, 140
resection 84
resident manager 55, 129, 133
resident managers 60
Residential Property Acquisition Handbook 55
resolve conflicts 88
resort 6, 28, 51, 52, 104
resume 38
retailer 51, 131
retaining 132
retina 48
retire 126
Retirement 177
retirement 119, 127, 132, 176, 177, 178
retraining program 57
return on investment 131, 132
reunion 7, 30, 42, 177
reveille 18
reverse-annuity mortgage 126
Reynolds, Burt 63
rheumatoid arthritis 13
Rhodes Scholar 37, 180
Rhodes Scholarship 40
Rich 112
rich 16
Rich Dad Poor Dad 15, 49, 72, 155
Richmond, CA 59
right people 132
rights of others 162
rights of redemption 123
ring 41
risk 17, 23, 46, 88, 112, 117, 131, 174, 181
risk taker’s credo 122
risk-reward ratio 179
risks 126, 128, 135
Ritalin 162, 163
rite of passage 11
roads not taken 54
Robbins, Tony 7
Robinson, Leigh 59, 87, 148
rock star 69, 155, 178
Rock stars 109
romance 97
Ronn Owens Show 75
roommate 6
roommates 97, 109
Roosevelt, Franklin 127
Roosevelt, Theodore 7
Rorschach ink blot test 54
Rose Bowl 31
Roulac, Stephen 134, 167
Round Hill Country Club 113, 170
round peg in a round hole 56
round peg in a square hole 48
routine 50
royalties 131, 141, 146
rude 156
rudeness 151
Rule of Thirds 41, 42, 44
rules 67
running back 67
rural 99, 103
Russian 169
Rust Belt 51
Rutgers 37
S
sacrifice 88
safe sex 12
Safer, Morley 75, 153
safety 162
safety net 58
Sagan, Carl 61
Saigon 157
Sailor 51
salad 102
salaried employee 126, 129, 133
salaried job 131, 135
salary 126
sale by owner 146
sales 47
sales job 46
Sales meeting 86
sales pitch 83
salesmen 51, 66
Salt Lake 86
Samuelson, Bob 71
San Diego 113
San Diego State 78
San Francisco 83, 86, 87, 114, 115, 116, 163
San Francisco Bay Area 117
San Ramon Bears 33
San Ramon Valley 72, 113
San Ramon Valley T-Birds 33
Sand, George 70
SAT 164
SAT score 73
SAT scores 91, 166
Saving 174
saving 175
savings and loans 125
savings rate 124
savings-&-loan debacle 118
Sawyer, Diane 51
scapegoat 72
scarce 89, 90
SCCF 55
Schaub, John 180
Schenkman, Martin 146
Schlichter, Art 13
schmooze 53
scholarship 166
school 4
schools 177
Schulz, Charles 48
Schwab, Charles 29, 142
Schwartz, James 112
Schwartzkopf, Norman 82
Science and Technology Academy 163
scientific method 55
Scouting 82
scouting 173
SCUBA 44
sculptor 53
Sea Isle City 99
SEAL 38, 40, 44
SEALS 43
search engine 76
Searching for the idiot 144
Sears 133
Seattle 86
Seattle-Tacoma 117
Seaver, Tom 29
second home 128
secrecy 180
secret formulas 148
secretary 5, 47, 179
securities 119
Security 57
security 58
security deposit 59, 180
seed capital 143
Seinfeld 150
selective college 6
Self Assessment and Career Development 53
self confidence 90, 103
Self employment 129
self employment 54, 75
self esteem 87, 172
self-amortizing mortgage 135
Self-Assessment course 73
self-confidence 53, 90, 164, 167, 172
self-confident 105, 108, 166, 177
self-consciousness 105
self-delusion 80
Self-discipline 46
self-discipline 47
self-employed 38, 47, 49, 50, 54, 55, 57, 130, 135, 158
Self-employment 46
self-employment 7, 57, 91, 131
self-esteem 53, 166, 171, 181, 182, 183
self-fulfilling prophesy 72
Self-publishing 130
self-publishing 50, 152
Selling your time 129
semi-pro baseball 26
seminar 4, 20, 51, 140, 155, 178
seminars 130
senility 121
seniority 177, 178
sense of humor 18
separate dwellings 110
separate living quarters 110
separation 96
serendipitous 87
Serpico, Frank 157
Service academ 37
service academies 98
service-academy appointment 33
set 40
set-it-aside-and-come-back-to-it 168
settlement 179
sex 18
sex-change operation 30
shadow 56, 83
shadowing 55, 56
Shakespeare 181
Sheets, Carleton 69, 155
Shop around 104
shopkeeper 57
shopping around 105
shopping list 115
Shopworn 144
shortcuts 67, 73
Show biz 178
show business 84, 176
showing 61
Showing off 115
showing off 37, 40, 113, 134
showing up 78, 107
shyness 105
Signal Officers Basic Training 99
signal-to-the-bullpen 106
silent partner 134
silent” partner 130
Silicon Graphics 144
Silicon Valley 47, 116, 143
Silkwood, Karen 157
silver spoon 5
Simon & Schuster 147
Simpson, Bart 45
Simpson, O.J. 73
sin[ning] by silence 181
sing 26, 28, 61
Sing Out ’66 26, 154, 169
singing performance 82
single 96, 101
single mom 96
single-girl apartment 100
single-sex group randyness 89
single-sex groups 89
singles-bar 28, 99
sit ups 95
ski 104
skiing 102
sky-diving school 44
sleep 18
sleeping hours 97
Sliding 94
Sloan, Allan 71
small college 90
small men’s college in upstate New York 38
small organization 46, 57
small pond 90
smart 103
smart-people professions 91
smoking 7, 13, 97
sober 12, 97, 185
sobriety 45
soccer 87
Social 88
social relations 166
Social security 126, 128
social security 126
social standing 166
social strata 107
Society Hill Playhouse 106
Socrates 174
Socratic Method 19
software 129, 144
sole proprietor 57, 142
sorority 7
Soup Kitchen International 150
Soup Nazi” marketing 151
Soup Nazi’ marketing 150
sour grapes 96
Southern California 51
Southern New Jersey 86, 184
Southwest Airlines 153
Soviet psychology 162
Soviet Union 83
Sowell, Thomas 71
Spanish 169
speaker 169
specialist 131
specialized knowledge 130
speculate 125
speech 82
speeches 155, 178
speed reading 83
Speedy Correct Career Finder 55
spelling bee 30
spendthrifts 98
spike 40
spilt milk 183
spin doctoring 125
sponsor 29
Sporting Kids 154
sports 51
sports agents 50
sports based on grade 166
sports cars 44
Sports Illustrated 98
Sports Illustrated for Kids 139
Spouse 110
spouse 7, 96
Spouse choice 185
spouse choice 45
sprinkler repair business 135
sprinklers 130
sprint 108, 174
Square peg 28
square-peg-in-a-round-hole 54
St. Crispin’s Day 181
St. Francis Wood 117
St. Mary’s 71
Stahlins, Marshall 174
stalker 101
stalking 107
Stallone, Sylvester 81
stand-up comedy 29, 83
Standard & Poor’s 126
standard of living 62
standardized tests 33, 155, 163
Stanford 37, 38, 40, 41, 116
Stanley 91
Stanton, Shelby 180
star 169
star athlete 79
Starr, Kenneth 16
Starr, Marv 67
stars 148
start your own business 115
start-up 131, 135
Statistical Abstract 121
statistics 170
status 54
status quo bias 183
steel 76
steel manual 76
step-by-step program 185
Steps 66
steroids 17
stethoscope 160
stewardesses 99
stock market 29
Stolen Valor 38, 39, 180
Stone Age Economics 174
strategic 69
Strawbridge & Clothier 151
Strawbridge, J.C. 151
Strawbridges 150
strength against strength 77, 118
strength against weakness 77, 91, 118
strengths 4, 45, 48, 65, 89, 91, 154, 185
structure 46
Strunk 169
student loan 58
student loans 157
studio 114
study group 19
study habits 97
sub-teens 160, 162
subcontractor 54
subject matter 46
Subjective 65
subjective 23
subscriptions 153
substitute teacher 14
Subzero refrigerator 113
Success Motivation Institute 138
sue 134
sued 136
sugar 162
Suicide 161
suicide 9, 111
summer job 86, 169
sun 52
Sunk costs 183, 185
Super Bowl 78
suppliers 57, 132, 133
Supreme Court 16
Surf City 89
Surgeon General’s warning 13
Surplus real estate 134
surrogate mothers 160
Survival of the fittest 181
survivors 182
swagger 90
Swarthmore 73, 101
sweat shirt 37, 38
swimmer 90
Swimming 170
swimming 171
SwissAir 86
switch career 58
Switzerland 86
synergies 131
System 21, 23, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108
T
tabloids 154
tackle football 148
tactical 69
tailback 33, 34, 35, 90, 102
Taking a company public 133, 143
Talent 25, 27, 164
talent 23, 26, 35, 67, 72, 73, 82, 169, 177, 185
taste 93, 103, 113, 133
Taubman, Alfred 77
tax accountant 51
tax evasion 69
tax preparer 60, 61
Tax Reform Act of 1986 118, 123, 124
teacher 56
teachers 118
Teaching 91
tease 101
Technique of Clear Writing 169
teenage 171, 179
Teenager 55
teenager 45, 169
Teenagers 161
teenagers 162
telecommuting 62
temping of America 56
temporary worker 56
tenants 132, 180
Tenure 176
tenure 91, 158, 178
tenured professors 176
tenured school teachers 176
Terkel, Studs 165
term 135
terminal pulmonary disease 13
test score 73
test scores 80
test-prep book 80
tests 53
Texas 21, 113, 116, 117, 174
The Rookie 17
theater 29, 51, 61
theater performance 82
Theoretical 88
Theory of the Leisure Class 115
Think and Grow Rich 32
This Old House 29
Thomas, Clarence 16
Thomas, Lowell 69
Thompson, Bobby 17
Thompson, Paul 136
Thoreau, HenryDavid 53
threat 39
thrill 120
thrill seeker 121
throat cancer 13
timber manual 76
Time-Life 150
time-sequence diversification 124
time-share condo 123
timing markets 125
tiny organizations 158
to-do 185
Tobacco 13
tobacco 9
Tobias, Andrew 167
Today Show 153
tombstone 180
Tonight Show 155
tools 131
Toraason, John 117
tough love 162
tour guide 83
Tower of Babel 148
toxic liability 124
Trade association 139
trade associations 138
Trade schools 165
trademark 142
tradesman 53
training 57, 132
transcribe 67
transfer 132
transitions 54
Travel 51
travel 59
Tregoe 170
trial 82
Trial lawyer 51
trial lawyer 69
triangulating 84
Trick 151
trick 70, 150, 178
tricks 20, 67, 73, 75, 124, 126, 167, 168
truck drivers 122
Trump, Donald 77, 140
truth 158
Try everything 55
try everything 46
Tufts 73
TurboTax 60, 61, 62
turnover 132
tutors 60
TV 29, 51, 61, 64, 76, 79, 82, 83, 90, 136, 138, 139, 153, 154, 161, 181
TV news anchor 101, 106
TV news person 104
TV show 51
TV-series star 101
Tycoon” Greene 137
Tyson, Eric 124
U
U.N. 52
U.S. accent 90
U.S. District Court 83
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School 72
U.S. Naval Academy 74
U.S. News & World Report 154
U.S. Supreme Court 76
unconstitutional 41
underachievers 79
unemployable 158
unemployed 39, 58, 178
unemployment 127
Unethical 145
unethical 73, 74, 77, 146, 173
unexamined life 53
Unexpected Legacy of Divorce 96
unfair competition 142
uninhibited 66
uninsurable 123
Uninsurable risk 120
union 176, 177, 178
union contract 91
union jurisdiction 139
unions 152, 158
United States Swimming Association 90
Universal Studios 86
University of Arizona 163
University of Kentucky 79
University of Maryland 89
University of Miami 29, 31
University of Pennsylvania 167
University of Southern California 90
unsophisticated person 173
unwed mother 108
Up With People 26, 154
Up with People 169
UPS delivery men 69
Urban Land Institute 139
V
VA 116, 181
VA mortgage 116, 117
vacancy 116
vacation 115, 123
valedictorians 177
value 62
value of your time 131, 132
values 88
VanDyke, Dick 114
VanSusteren, Greta 14
variable annuities 126
variable cost 129, 130, 131
Veblen, Thorstein 115
veer triple option 94
venture capital 158
Venture capitalists 135
venture capitalists 143, 144
veteran 37, 41, 180
victimhood 71
Video 139
video 139
video cameraman 53
video game 162
videos 138
Vietnam 19, 20, 23, 25, 37, 39, 41, 52, 54, 83, 84, 87, 89, 93, 98, 99, 105, 132, 136, 157, 167, 179, 180, 182
Vietnam Vets 38
Vince Lombardi on Football 78
voice print 48
Volleyball 40
volleyball 71, 87, 89
volunteer 7
volunteers 42
vonBismarck, Otto 115
Vu, Tom 16
W
Wabash College 89
Wall Street Week 29
Wallenstein, Judith 96
Walsh, Bill 76, 78
Walters, Lloyd 123
Walton, Sam 133
war 182
war correspondent 51
war heroes 180
Warrior 182
Washington and Lee University 79
Wayne, John 45
Wayne’s World 22
ways to win 71, 72
weaknesses 4, 45, 48, 65, 89, 91, 154, 185
wealth 4, 6, 8, 14, 112, 174
wealthy 115, 118, 119
weather forecast 122
Web site 142
Website 155
weed 64
weight-lifting 30
Weinke, Chris 171
welfare of the men 43
West Point 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 54, 55, 56, 58, 65, 66, 69, 72, 74, 76, 80, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 93, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 108, 109, 110, 115, 116, 132, 133, 136, 151, 154, 165, 166, 168, 173, 176, 177, 182, 184
West Point ring 38
West Virginia 10
Westmoreland 82
Wharton School of Finance 167
what have you done for me lately 40
where to look 77
Whining 71
whining 71, 72, 158
whistleblowers 158
Whistleblowers, Broken Lives and Organizational Po 181
White 169
white 6
Whitewater 16
Whitley, Glenna 38
Whitney, Russ 180
Who Was Who 69
Who’s Who Among American College and University St 69
Who’s Who in America 69, 70
Who’s Who in California 69
Who’s Who in Entertainment 69
Who’s Who in Hard Money Economics 69
Who’s Who in Real Estate 69
Who’s Who in the West 69
Who’s Who in the World 69
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes 170, 183
Wildwood, NJ 6
Wiley 146
Wilkinson, Bud 28
Will, George 71
Williams 73
Wimpy Parents 162
window cleaning 130
wine 11
Winner Take-All Society 61
winner-take-all 61, 62, 91
Winthrop University 89
wired deal 124
witnesses 180
Women’s Student Association 49
Woo Poo 41
wood 76
Worcester Polytechnic 89
work ethic 20, 27, 30, 35
working for others 50
World War II 10, 38, 49, 91, 118, 135
worrying about the competition 78
Worth Magazine 112, 114
write 156
writer 26, 38, 53, 61, 65, 66, 67, 86, 130, 141, 162, 165
Writers 168
writers 71, 81, 160, 165, 178
writing 52, 66, 70, 77, 87, 124, 127, 129, 148, 169
Y
Yageneh, Al 150
Yahoo 143
Yale 30, 73
yearbook 99, 100, 101, 102, 103
Yellow River 37
YMCA camp 163
YMCA Indian Guides and Princesses 163
you owe me” syndrome 74
your own business 174, 177
Youth Baseball Coaching 26, 94
youth coach 79
youth football 30, 33, 78, 82
Youth sports 171
youth sports 29, 73, 96
Z
Zeckendorf, William 77
Zen 140
Zimmerman, Paul 76, 78
zoning 114, 181